Game



Oct. 13, 1925. 1,556,851 A. KULAS GAME Filed March 24. 1922 PatentedOct. 13, 1 925.

PATENT OFFICE.

. ANDREW KULAS, 0F MARPLE, NEBRASKA.

GAME.

Application filed March24, 1922. Serial No. 546,260.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that AN REW KULAs, citizen of Germany, residing at Marple,in the county of Box Butte and State of Nebraska, has invented certainnew and useful Improvements: in Games, of which the following is aspecification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to games and has for its object to provide a game,which will be both interesting and instructive. Also to provide a gamewhich is of a geographical nature and comprises a colored map of theAtlantic Ocean, showing its eastern and western shores, and adjacent theshores, different ports; small spherically shaped differently coloredmembers, which represent ships, and adapted to be made, by tilting thedevice, to roll into the different ports.

A further object is to convey to the mind of the player that the shipsof European nations will eventually come to the ports of America andhence the foreign commerce of America enlarged.

A further object is to provide a device of this character, which willattract the young, and by reason of its entertaining qualities and itsgeographical nature will impart knowledge of that part of the earthssurface shown by the device, and stimulate a desire to know more aboutthe rest of the earths surface, not shown by the device.

A further object is to provide a device of this nature representing aportion of the earths surface, the body portion of which .is round, theinside of the bottom, showing a map of the Atlantic Ocean, ports of thedifferent countries shown by indentations in the bottom, coloredspherical members to represent ships, an outside wall and a glass top toform a complete closure to prevent the escape of the spherical members.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan View of the game.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective View of a portion of the body membershowing one group of the lugs for securing the glass top in position.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a. round body memberof the game and 2 an upwardly extending annular flange carried thereby.The flange is preferably formed integrally wvith the body member andstamped from the same piece of material. The map is preferably stampeddirectly on the member 1, however it is to be understood that the mapmay be printed on paper and adhesively secured thereto. The map showsthe Atlantic Ocean, the west coast 3 of the Atlantic Ocean, each countrybordering thereon be ing shown in different colors, and 4: designatesports of the different countries, which ports are formed by indentationsin the bottom 5 of the body member 1. The east coast of the Atlantic isdesignated by the numeral 6, and the main ports of entry of thedifferent countries of said east coast are represented by indentations 7in the bottom 5 of the body member 1. Loosely confined within the bodymember are differently col o-red spherical members 8,. which membersrepresent ships, and may, by tilting the device as a whole, be rolledinto the different ports 4 and 7. Disposed on the inside of the annularflange 2 at diametrically opposite points are spaced lugs 9, which lugsare formed by cutting and bending a portion of the flange 2 to ahorizontal position inwardly. Disposed between each group of spaced lugs9 is an inwardly extending lug 10, which is preferably formed integralwith the flange 2 and in the same horizontal plane as the lug 9 andadapted to engage the upper face of the glass cover 12. The lugs 10 maybe bent to a vertical position to allow the glass top 12 to be placed inposition on the spaced lugs 9, and then again bent back to horizontalpositions over the upper surface of the top 12, thus firmly securing theglass top in position and against displacement.

In operation the spherical members 8 are assembled preferably at thelower side of the device as at 13, and then by tilting the device, thespherical members may be made to roll into the indentations 4; and 7,which represent ports of the different countries as shown by differentcolors on either the east or west coast, thus causing the sphericalmembers 8, which rep-resent the ships to call at the different ports ofthe diflerent coun tries, and eventually to call at the ports of NorthAmerica. If so "desired ships may first be started from the foreignports represented by the numeral 7 to the American ports represented bythe numeral 4.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful,is zf A game comprising a circular shaped box formed from one piece offlexible metal, a bottom in said box, a side well formed integral withthe bottom, a round glass top disposed Within the box, lugs formed froma portion of said side Wall by cutting said side wall and bending thelugs inwardly to or zqntal P s t on n spaced at o to a h w en. and e 1;fr m t e t p f the side Wall, said lugs engaging the under surfap of theglass te edjaicent its edge and adjacent each other, lugs formed fromthe side Wall and disposed above and between the first mentioned lugsand engaging the upper side the gla p, said last named lugs beingadapted to be bent to Vertical positions for allowingremoval of theglasstop and to horizontal positions for holding the glass top securely inpla fir In testimony where f I: ereu to af ix my signature.

ANDREW KUIAS-

